1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORLEANS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 456 469 Land in farms ..................acres.. 143 397 133 854 Average size of farm .......acres.. 314 285 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 857 251 967 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 076 871 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 416 86 060 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 445 452 acres.. 121 665 111 294 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 406 417 acres.. 101 698 79 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 23 acres.. 2 407 749 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 128 51 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 246 109 987 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 122 40 757 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 006 10 827 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 39 $100,000 or more .................... 116 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 102 46 483 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 486 99 111 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 266 293 Other ............................... 190 176 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 227 200 days or more ................... 153 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 175 171 number.. 10 694 11 370 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 63 number.. 1 803 793 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 58 number.. 3 289 3 841 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 152 number.. 3 988 4 937 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 28 number.. 2 298 3 109 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 25 number.. 3 516 7 052 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 14 number.. 343 1 127 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 31 number.. (D) 1 012 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 410 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 139 151 acres.. 31 335 23 075 bushels.. 3 606 152 2 113 055 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 68 71 acres.. 3 737 3 409 tons, green.. 56 085 49 581 Oats for grain................farms.. 44 58 acres.. 1 427 2 667 bushels.. 106 136 178 151 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 20 22 acres.. 644 748 cwt.. 166 537 114 337 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 243 244 acres.. 13 132 11 805 tons, dry.. 29 128 29 044 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 106 101 acres.. 19 578 15 332 Land in orchards..............farms.. 98 104 acres.. 6 877 7 521 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.